The longtime principal of Dudley Elementary School has announced her retirement at the end of the 2020-21 school year. Karen Fingar has worked in the Fairport Central School District for 15 years. She began at Dudley in 2006 as an assistant principal, and accepted the position of principal in 2008.
2021-22 School Calendar is now available
The Fairport Board of Education approved the 2021-22 School Calendar at the March 16, 2021 Board of Education meeting. This calendar is now available on the District website under the ‘Quick Links’ menu, then ‘Calendars’.
Click here to view the 2021-22 School Calendar.
*** This calendar was updated on April 5,
Fairport’s kindergarten registration begins Jan. 27
Children who will be five years old, on or before Dec. 1, 2021, are eligible to attend kindergarten for the 2021-22 school year at Fairport Central School District. The District is encouraging parents/guardians to register their child during Kindergarten Registration, which begins at the end of January.
Parents will need to register at the school that their child will attend (see below for specific information for each school).
FHS and elementary students virtually ‘buddy up’
Fairport High School (FHS) students are pairing up with elementary students in a remote setting to engage in fun activities and conversations as part of a new volunteer experience that helps to make connections among students.
FHS Assistant Principal LeAnna Watt said that the high school has approximately 70 students who have volunteered their time to meet with students in grades K-5.
Fairport elementary schools raise more than $9,600 for Golisano Children’s Hospital
Fairport’s four elementary schools joined forces to support Golisano Children’s Hospital. This year, Brooks Hill and Jefferson Avenue Schools joined Dudley and Northside for its 7th Annual Fall Crawl. Together, they raised a total of $9,673 for Golisano Children’s Hospital.
The four schools collected coins and offered the option to donate through the Golisano Children’s Hospital website.
Free Meals Program extended through remainder of 2020-21 school year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has again extended the free school meals program to students every school day (remote & hybrid) through the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. Parents who would like to request meals for their child(ren) on a remote day must pre-order (link below).
We also encourage families who benefit from the Free &
Fairport recognizes newly-tenured educators & new teachers
Fairport CSD recognized newly tenure-granted educators and new teachers prior to the Board of Education meeting on Oct. 20, 2020.
Congratulations to the following newly tenured educators:
- Meredith Klus, Principal, Brooks Hill
- Patrick Grow, Principal, Johanna Perrin
- Kevin Henchen, Director of Staff Development
- Ellen Reed,
Fairport’s elementary schools join forces in ‘Fall Crawl’ to support Golisano
Fairport’s four elementary schools – Brooks Hill, Dudley, Jefferson Avenue and Northside – are joining forces to support Golisano Children’s Hospital in this year’s Fall Crawl event, a two-day event to accommodate both cohorts on Oct. 22 and Oct 23.
Over the past seven years the annual event at Dudley and Northside Schools has raised over $40,000.
Students will be dismissed 10 minutes early on Friday, Oct. 16
All students who attend in-person instruction on Friday, Oct. 16 will be released 10 minutes early for our annual drill required by New York State Education Department (NYSED) regulations.
This drill also coincides with the District’s Safety Week, Oct. 19-23, in which students will learn and practice emergency safety drills.
New K-5 Remote Learning Activities
The Fairport Central School District has developed a website for K-5 families that are looking for more learning activities on remote learning days (these are NOT required, just optional).
The Remote Learning Extension Activity Website provides extension activities for math, literacy, and each of the special area subjects.